John 10 · Verse 13

John 10:13

The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
John 10:13, King James Version

John 10:13 in other translations

BSBThe man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.
WEBThe hired hand flees because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care for the sheep.
ASVhe fleeth because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
YLTand the hireling doth flee because he is an hireling, and is not caring for the sheep.
DARBYNow he who serves for wages flees because he serves for wages, and is not himself concerned about the sheep.
BBEBecause he is a servant he has no interest in the sheep.
WebsterThe hireling fleeth, because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

What does John 10:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 10:7-14

7-14. I am the door of the sheep--that is, the way in to the fold, with all blessed privileges, both for shepherds and sheep (compare Joh 14:6; Ep 2:18).

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 13. Because he is a hireling. Because he regards only his wages. He feels no special interest in the flock.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 10:10-18

Christ is a good Shepherd; many who were not thieves, yet were careless in their duty, and by their neglect the flock was much hurt. Bad principles are the root of bad practices. The Lord Jesus knows whom he has chosen, and is sure of them; they also know whom they have trusted, and are sure of Him. See here the grace of Christ; since none could demand his life of him, he laid it down of himself for our redemption…

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John 10:13 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

φεύγειpheugeifleesG5343
ὅτιhotibecauseG3754
μισθωτόςmisthōtosa hired servantG3411
ἐστινestinhe isG1510
καὶkaiandG2532
οὐounotG3756
μέλειmeleihe is himself concernedG3199
αὐτῷautōto himG846
περὶperiaboutG4012
τῶνtōntheG3588
προβάτων.¶probatōnsheep.G4263

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 10:13

  • Philippians 2:20

    For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.

  • John 12:6

    This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.

  • Acts 18:17

    Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
careth not.
12:6; Ac 18:17; Php 2:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • John 10:12

    But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

  • John 10:13

    The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

  • John 10:14

    I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

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John 10:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Así que, el asalariado, huye, porque es asalariado, y no tiene cuidado de las ovejas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Or l’homme à gages s’enfuit, parce qu’il est un homme à gages et qu’il ne se met pas en souci des brebis.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Der Mietling aber flieht, weil er ein Mietling ist und sich um die Schafe nicht kümmert.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		mercenarius autem fugit, quia mercenarius est, et non pertinet ad eum de ovibus.